1971: Robert Davis, Jr. aka DJ Screw was born. He was known as a central figure in the Houston hip-hop community and was the creator of the now-famous Chopped and Screwed DJ technique. This creation led to his nickname of “The Originator”. He died at age 29 from a codeine/mixed drug intoxication overdose

1971: The Commodores were the opening act for the Jackson 5 at the Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.

1974: ‘My Thang’ by James Brown was the Number One R&B song this day.

1978: The O’Jays performed at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater on their twentieth anniversary.

1982: Percy Daggs III was born. He is an actor of film and television. He can be seen in the film ‘Veronica Mars’ due out in 2014 as Wallace Fennel, the role he portrayed in the ’04 -’07 series Veronica Mars. He turns 31 today.

1990: Luther Vandross performed at the Westbury Music Fair to a sold-out crowd.

1991: Patti LaBelle joined forces with Dionne Warwick and Gladys Knight for “Superwoman,” a cut on Gladys’ new Good Woman album, which charted today and eventually reached #45.

1994: OJ Simpson offered a $500,000 reward for evidence of his ex-wife’s killer.

1995: TLC’s album Waterfalls headed toward nine million in sales while the group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on this day.

2010: Carl Gordon passed away. He was a late-blooming stage and TV character actor.On Broadway, he created the part of Doaker, the upright uncle in The Piano Lesson (1990) by August Wilson. He was 78 years old.